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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Department of Agricultural Extension
G. I. Christie. Superintendent
Extension Bulletin No. 64
LaFayette. Indiana, February, 1918
Hill Selection. Select hills on a basis of trueness to type, uniformity of tubers, yield and
freedom from disease (From II. S. D. A.)
INCREASING POTATO PRODUCTION
By F. C. Gaylord
Division of Horticulture
Although potatoes are grown on almost every farm in the
state, yet they do not form one of our major crops. During the
past ten years the state's average production has been 99,504 acres
with a yield of 8,905,679 bushels. This is an average of about
90 bushels per acre. Because of climatic conditions we may never
expect to produce the yields secured in the more favorable regions
of the country. However, potatoes may be grown with good success and with more attention to seed and culture we may reasonably expect to increase the average yield beyond the 100-bushel
mark.
The most favorable regions of the state for potato production
are those in the extreme north and south. Here not only the

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Department of Agricultural Extension
G. I. Christie. Superintendent
Extension Bulletin No. 64
LaFayette. Indiana, February, 1918
Hill Selection. Select hills on a basis of trueness to type, uniformity of tubers, yield and
freedom from disease (From II. S. D. A.)
INCREASING POTATO PRODUCTION
By F. C. Gaylord
Division of Horticulture
Although potatoes are grown on almost every farm in the
state, yet they do not form one of our major crops. During the
past ten years the state's average production has been 99,504 acres
with a yield of 8,905,679 bushels. This is an average of about
90 bushels per acre. Because of climatic conditions we may never
expect to produce the yields secured in the more favorable regions
of the country. However, potatoes may be grown with good success and with more attention to seed and culture we may reasonably expect to increase the average yield beyond the 100-bushel
mark.
The most favorable regions of the state for potato production
are those in the extreme north and south. Here not only the